Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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