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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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