Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important 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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