Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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