Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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