Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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