Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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