Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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