Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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