Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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