Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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