Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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