Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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