Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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