Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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