Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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