Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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