Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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