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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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