Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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