Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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