Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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