Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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