Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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