Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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