Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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