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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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