Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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