Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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