Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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