Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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