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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major 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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