Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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