Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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