Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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