Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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