Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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