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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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