Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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