Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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