Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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