Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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