Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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