Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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