Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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