Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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