Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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