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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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