Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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