Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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