Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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