Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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