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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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