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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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