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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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