Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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