Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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