Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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