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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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