Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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