Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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