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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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