Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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