Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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