Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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