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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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