Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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