Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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