Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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