Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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