Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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