Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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