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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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