Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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