Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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