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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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