Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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