Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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