Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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