Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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