Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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