Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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