Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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