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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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