Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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