Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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