Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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