Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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