Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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