Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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