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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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