Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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