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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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