Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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