Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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