Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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