Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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