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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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