Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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