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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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