Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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