Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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