Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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