Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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