Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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