Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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