Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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