Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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