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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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