Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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