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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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