Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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