Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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