Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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