Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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