Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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