Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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