Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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