Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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