Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with 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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