Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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