Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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