Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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