Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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