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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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