Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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