Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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