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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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