Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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