Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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