Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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