Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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