Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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