Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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