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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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