Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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