Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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