Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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