Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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