Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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