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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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