Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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