Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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