Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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