Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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