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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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