Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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