Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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