Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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