Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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