Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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