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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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