Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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