Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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