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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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