Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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