Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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