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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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