Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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