Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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