Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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