Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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