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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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