Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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