Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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