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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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