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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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