Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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