Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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