Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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