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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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