Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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