Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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