Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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