Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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