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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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