Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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