Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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