Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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