Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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