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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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