Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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