Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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