Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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