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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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