Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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