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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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