Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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