Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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