Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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