Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the 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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