Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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