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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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