Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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