Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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