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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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