Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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