Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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