Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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