Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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