Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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