Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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