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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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