Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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