Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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