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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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