Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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