Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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