Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education enable humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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