Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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