Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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