Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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