Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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