Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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