Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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