Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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