Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting 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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