Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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