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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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