Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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