Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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