Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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