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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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