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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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