Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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