Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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