Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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