Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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