Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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