Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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