Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important 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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