Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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