Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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