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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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