Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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