Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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