Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the 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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