Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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