Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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