Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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