Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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