Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key 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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