Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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