Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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