Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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