Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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