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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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