Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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