Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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