Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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