Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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