Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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