Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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