Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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