Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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