Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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