Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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