Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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