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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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