Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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