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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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