Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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