Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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