Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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