Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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