Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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