Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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