Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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