Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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