Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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