Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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