Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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