Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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