Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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