Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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