Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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