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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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