Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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