Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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