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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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