Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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