Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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