Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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