Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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