Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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