Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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