Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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