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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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