Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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