Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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