Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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