Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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