Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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