Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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