Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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