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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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