Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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