Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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