Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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