Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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