Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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