Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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