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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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