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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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