Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key 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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