Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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