Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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