Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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