Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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