Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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