Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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