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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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