Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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