Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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