Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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