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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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