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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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