Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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