Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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