Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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