Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes 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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