Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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