Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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