Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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