Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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