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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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