Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in 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. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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