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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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