Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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