Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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