Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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