Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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