Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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