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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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