Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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