Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key 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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