Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major 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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