Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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