Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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