Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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