Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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