Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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