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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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