Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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