Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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