Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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