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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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