Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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