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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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