Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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