Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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