Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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