Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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