Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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