Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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