Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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