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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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