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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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