Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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