Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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