Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses 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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