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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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