Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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