Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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