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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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