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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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