Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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