Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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