Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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