Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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