Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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