Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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