Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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