Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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