Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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