Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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