Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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