Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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