Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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