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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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