Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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