Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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