Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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