Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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