Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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