Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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