Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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