Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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