Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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