Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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