Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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