Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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