Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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