Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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