Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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