Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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