Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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