Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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