Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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