Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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