Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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