Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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