Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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