Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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