Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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