Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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