Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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