Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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