Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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