Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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