Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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