Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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