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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major 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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