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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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