Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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