Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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