Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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