Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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