Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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