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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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