Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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