Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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