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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores 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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