Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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