Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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