Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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