Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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