Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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