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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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