Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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