Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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