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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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