Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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