Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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