Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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