Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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