Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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