Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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