Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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