Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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