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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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