Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes 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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