Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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