Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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