Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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