Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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