Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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