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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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