Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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