Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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