Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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