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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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