Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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