Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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