Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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