Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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