Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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