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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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