Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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