Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines 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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