Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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