Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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