Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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