Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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