Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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