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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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