Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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