Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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