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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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