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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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