Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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