Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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