Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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