Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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