Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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