Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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