Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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