Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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