Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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