Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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