Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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