Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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