Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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