Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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