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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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