Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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