Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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