Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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