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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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