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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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