Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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