Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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