Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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