Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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