Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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