Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major 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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