Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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