Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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