Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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