Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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