Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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