Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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