Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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