Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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