Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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