Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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