Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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