Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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