Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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