Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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