Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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