Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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